Hiroshima No Pika

by Toshi Maruki

Other authorsToshi Maruki (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 1980

Genres

Children's Books

Collection

Japanese Translations - Children's Books

Description

A retelling of a mother's account of what happened to her family during the Flash that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.

Publication

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard (1982), Edition: First Edition, 48 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member KimReadingLog

This picture book is a matter-of-fact account of a terrible event that students absolutely need to know about – the atomic bomb that was dropped over the city of Hiroshima. It explains the actual event as well as the aftermath – going through rubble, suffering the effects of radiation, etc. The

pictures are graphic (naked bodies because their clothes had been burned away) and possibly disturbing. The message is not watered down at all, but because it is told in picture book form, it is somewhat “gentler.” Great introduction to this atrocity. I would recommend it be used with middle school and even high school.

Consider using as a tie-in with Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

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LibraryThing member nbmars

Hiroshima No Pika translates to "The Flash of Hiroshima" and tells the story of seven-year-old Mii and her mother and father after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. The watercolor-style pictures flow and sing with a poignant beauty. The prose on the other hand, is stark. I don't know

how frightening the story would be for children, but it is a story that needs to be told. (JAF)

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LibraryThing member kirkonly

Hiroshima No Pika is a book about a little girl, Mii, her father, and mother and what they do after the atomic bomb is dropped. It is about how what they do when everything around them is burning and everyone is dying. The illustrations have some mild nudity in them, but nothing that could not be

handled by a mature child.

As a student this book really shows me what someone when through on that dark day. The illustrations are not that well done, but the author does a great job of showing you and not telling you what happened on August 6, 1945.

As a teacher I would be a little unsure of using this book in my classroom because of the mild nudity in the picture and how parents would react. It does a great job of showing us that day. I could use read this book and then have my students picture what I might have been like for them and what they would have done if they were there on that day.

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LibraryThing member rheasly

The tragic and horrifying story of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima during World War II is made all the more touching and heart-wrenching when Toshi Maruki follows the plight of a family trying to survive the aftermath. Hiroshima No Pika contains graphic illustrations featuring death,

destruction and nudity. The subject matter is not the easiest to approach, and ample time for questions and discussion should be given. The narrative is well written and this book would be most effective for older readers. Ages 12 and up.

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LibraryThing member kkcrossley

The main character are a little girl and her parents are in Japan on the morning of the bombing. They are eating their breakfast when the bright flash happens. They are one of many thousands who don’t understand what happened.

LibraryThing member elpowers

Disturbing images, but a side of the history that needs to be shared.

LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan

This book should still be published today. Maybe be giving new illustrations as modern libraries would not a low a naked woman’s nipple to be on the cover of a book in the children’s department. This is the true story of a little girl and her mother on the day of and days after the dropping of

the bomb on Hiroshima. This story is bold, this story is powerful. This story is heartbreaking, and should still be in libraries, so children can learn not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

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